Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler
Phylloscopus ruficapilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPhylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers)
- GenusPhylloscopus (Leaf Warblers)
- SpeciesPhylloscopus ruficapilla (Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler)
The yellow-throated woodland warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It is endemic to the Afromontane, from Kenya to South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 115 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Gray Wren-Warbler
Calamonastes simplex
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler in Tsavo West National Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 115 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler in Tsavo West National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.